Senior Medical Director, Pharmacovigilance
Boston
Permanent
USD320000 - USD360000
Clinical Development
PR/555888_1754428918
Senior Medical Director, Pharmacovigilance
Position Overview
The Senior Medical Director of Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance plays a pivotal role in shaping the safety strategy across the company's development pipeline. This individual will provide expert guidance on safety matters throughout the product lifecycle-from early development through post-market activities. The role involves leading risk management efforts aligned with global regulatory standards and ensuring continuous evaluation of safety data, signal detection, and benefit-risk assessments. Collaboration across departments is key to meeting project milestones with precision and quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute safety strategies for products within the therapeutic area, ensuring alignment with clinical and commercial objectives.
- Lead signal detection and management activities, including monitoring, interpreting, and communicating safety data.
- Chair Product Safety Committee meetings and escalate critical safety concerns to executive leadership as needed.
- Conduct medical reviews and causality assessments using data from preclinical studies, clinical trials, post-marketing surveillance, and literature.
- Provide medical input on regulatory documents such as INDs, NDAs, BLAs, protocols, informed consent forms, investigator brochures, and clinical study reports.
- Oversee the preparation of aggregate safety reports and signal evaluation documentation.
- Respond to regulatory inquiries related to safety topics with clinical and scientific insight.
- Guide and support CRO teams to ensure high-quality delivery of outsourced medical safety activities.
- Collaborate with internal safety scientists and contribute to SOP development to maintain regulatory compliance.
- Organize and lead internal and external meetings, including data monitoring committees and vendor oversight sessions.
- Foster strong cross-functional relationships and demonstrate adaptability in a dynamic environment.
- Promote continuous improvement and training initiatives within the safety function.
Qualifications
- Medical degree (MD, MBBS or equivalent).
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in pharmaceutical drug safety and pharmacovigilance.
- In-depth knowledge of US and EU safety regulations.
- Experience supporting safety activities in pivotal clinical trials.
- Strong medical judgment with the ability to align clinical insights with business needs.
- Proven analytical and scientific reasoning skills.
- Comprehensive understanding of drug development from discovery through post-market surveillance.
- Prior experience with regulatory submissions (IND, NDA, BLA) and interactions is highly preferred.
- Demonstrated success in leading teams within a matrixed environment.
- Excellent organizational, leadership, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable strategies.